Aloha D5000 Ohana,
It's July and the start of a new Rotary year! Our RI President's Call to Action this year is CREATE LASTING IMPACT. Everyday Rotarians in Hawai'i make a difference and IMPACT is simply “change that lasts.” To create “change that lasts,” our leadership team will be spanning the District with these four messages:
It's July and the start of a new Rotary year! Our RI President's Call to Action this year is CREATE LASTING IMPACT. Everyday Rotarians in Hawai'i make a difference and IMPACT is simply “change that lasts.” To create “change that lasts,” our leadership team will be spanning the District with these four messages:
- Connect with the Mission and People of Rotary - most of us join Rotary to give back to our communities but it's the relationships we make with the people in Rotary that keep us there.
- Look at your Club like your Family - Looking at your club like family will help create the environment that will help our members feel like they have “found a home” in Rotary.
- Forge Strategic Partnerships that Elevate Rotary's Community Engagement - Rotarians are “People of Action” but not everyone knows that. Every organization wants and needs people of action so we are going to create strategic partnerships.
- Focus on the Mission Not the Money -Rotary is one of the greatest fundraising organizations in the world. The money we give is based on the value we see and that's why Rotarians give so freely of themselves.
To this end, we are launching a new program: ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 5000 – HAWAI`I E OLA MAU SOCIETY. The E Ola Mau Society recognizes Rotarians who make a personal commitment to Rotary as a lifelong journey of service, fellowship, leadership, and community impact. Inspired by the Hawaiian concept of “E Ola Mau”—to endure and thrive—the Society honors members who affirm their intention to remain engaged in Rotary for as long as they are able, carrying forward Rotary’s values of Service Above Self and strengthening Rotary’s future throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Ready to make the pledge? CLICK HERE
I'll be posting updates and information on social media (Facebook, Instagram and TikTok) regularly so if you don't check your email regularly, then follow me on social media. With your help, we're going to have a great year!
Benson Medina
District Governor
“A'ohe hana nui ke alu ia”. (No task is too big if we work together)